F4F-3/F4F-3A Wildcat
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | US:
F4F-3 Wildcat, G-36A or G-36B & F4F-3 - UK: Martlet Mark I,
II, III, III(A) or III(B) |
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| Type | Shipborne
Fighter |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Grumman
Aircraft Engineering Corporation |
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| Production | 375* + 195** |
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| First Flight | 12 February 1939 |
Introduction | December 1941 |
(*) 100 with Pratt
& Whitney R-1830-76
& 185 with Pratt & Whitney R-1830-86 (G-36A), 90 with Pratt &
Whitney R-1820-60 (Martlet I, II, III or III(A)),
(**) 195 with 1 x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90 (F4F-3A (65), Martlet
III(B) (130))
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Empty Weight | 2417 kg (F4F-3) |
Loaded Weight | 3200 kg (F4F-3) |
2366 kg (F4F-3A) |
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| Max takeoff weight | 3698 kg (F4F-3) |
Length | 8.76 m |
3641 kg (F4F-3A) |
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| Wingspan | 11.58 m |
Wing area | 24.15 m² |
| Height | 3.58 m (F4F-3) |
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3.61 m (F4F-3A) |
Drag area | ? m² |
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| ARMAMENT | |||
| Main Guns | 4 ×
0.50 in (12.7 mm) AN/M2 MG |
Ammunition Carried | 4 x 450 |
| Secondary Guns | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
| Other Armament | 2 × 45 kg bombs |
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| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 × Pratt &
Whitney R-1820-60 (Martlet I) |
Type & Displacement | 9-cylinder air-cooled
double-row radial engine, 29.88 L
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1 ×
Pratt & Whitney R-1830-76 or 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-86 (F4F-3) |
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1 x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90 (F4F-3A) |
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| Horsepower (maximum) | 1200
hp at 2700 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 324 hp / ton* (F4F-3) |
330 hp / ton* (F4F-3A) |
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| Fuel Capacity | 556
L + 2 × 220 L drop tank
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(*) with Max takeoff weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 531 km/h at 6431 m (F4F-3) |
Cruise Speed | ?
km/h |
502 km/h at 4877 m (F4F-3A) |
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| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 10670 m (F4F-3) |
10455 m (F4F-3A) |
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| Rate of Climb | 11.7 m/s |
Range | 1360 km (F4F-3) |
1328 km (F4F-3A) |
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(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | Lemaire Soft | ||
Drawings |
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